They swim, they make love, they experience each other and the nature that surrounds them as an animating force. I work to find the light of their surroundings, a glimpse at their personality, exploring the distinctive qualities of their flesh.
Each painting begins in a state of suspension, of time, of movement, of light; the figures, a combination of corporeal beings and psychic energy. I am interested in them as a counterweight to the entombing world of highways, phones, emails, and the constant barrage of clicks and likes. They mature naturally through time and iterations, finding connections and meaning to each other in their bare and animal state.